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  1. Wired

    Revival Rugs Birthday Sale: 20 Percent Off Sitewide Through Sunday

    The brand’s lovely selection of hand-knotted and handwoven wool rugs at reasonable prices make it a WIRED-staff favorite.

  2. CSO Online

    Oracle patches 1295 security vulnerabilities in October, including six scoring 10.0

    Oracle has patched 1295 security vulnerabilities with its October Critical Patch Update Advisory; six of them scored the highest vulnerability rating of 10.0 on the CVSS version 3.1 scale. The company’s flagship Oracle E-Business Suite was home to one of the vulnerabiltiies, tracked as...

  3. CIO

    Oracle patches 1295 security vulnerabilities in October, including six scoring 10.0

    Oracle has patched 1295 security vulnerabilities with its October Critical Patch Update Advisory; six of them scored the highest vulnerability rating of 10.0 on the CVSS version 3.1 scale. The company’s flagship Oracle E-Business Suite was home to one of the vulnerabiltiies, tracked as...

  4. The Hacker News

    Ruby Fixes Three Regex Engine Bugs Responsible for Four Critical GitLab RCE Flaws

    Ruby has released versions 4.0.9, 3.4.12, and 3.3.13 to fix three bugs in Onigmo, the regular expression engine built into the language. The bugs lie behind four critical security flaws that GitLab patched over the past month. GitLab found that a specially crafted pattern could corrupt memory while...

  5. The Hacker News

    Exposed Infrastructure Reveals How Ransomware Affiliates Used AI Agents to Execute Intrusions

    Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven intrusion ecosystem run by affiliates of the INC and The Gentlemen ransomware groups. Central to the operation is an "Autonomous Red Team Kill Chain Framework" referred to as Phantom. The threat actor is assessed to be...

  6. Dark Reading

    AI Tools Are Generating Massive Attacks for Little Cost

    One campaign targets 105 sites using open-weight models; in another, public models gained full domain control for $12. Cyber-defense will have to change.

  7. Wired

    What’s the Best iPhone to Buy or Avoid Right Now? (2026)

    The first folding iPhone Duo is here, alongside the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max, but they’re not your only options. We have all the details on Apple’s smartphone lineup to help you find the right model.

  8. CIO

    TechCrunch’s Founder Summit Boston: 25% discount

    The next generation of founders aren’t pinned to one mindset, one technology, and for that matter, one coast. TechCrunch’s Founder Summit event in Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4 gives the East Coast its due and is focused on equipping the next generation of disruptive ideas with the...

  9. CIO

    TechCrunch’s Founder Summit Boston: 25% discount

    Meet founders and investors Save 25% on TechCrunch Founder Summit with CIO25 Get 25% off The next generation of founders aren’t pinned to one mindset, one technology, and for that matter, one coast. TechCrunch’s Founder Summit event in Boston’s SoWa Power Station on November 4 gives the East Coast...

  10. Wired

    Elon Musk Just Dumped Another $76 Million Into the Midterms

    The trillionaire has given more than $445 million to Republican political groups this election cycle, as Democrats vow to investigate him.

  11. NY Times

    Why Anger About Data Centers and Energy Prices May Not Swing Votes

    In Ohio, many voters say their frustration about the increase in electricity and fuel prices and the growth of data centers won’t influence whom they vote for.

  12. CSO Online

    Dual BIOS: The laptop security feature SMBs don’t know they need

    Every security checklist starts with the basics: strong passwords, multifactor authentication, spotting phishing, and keeping software up to date. All four protect what happens after a laptop starts. But some attackers are more focused on what happens before. That’s the domain of the BIOS, the...

  13. CSO Online

    Meta hit with $25 billion fine for illegally sharing user data

    A judge in New Mexico has fined Meta $25 billion for its flouting of data privacy laws between 2010 and 2021, including its controversial passing of data to Cambridge Analytica. The action serves as a stark reminder to enterprises not to play fast and loose with data protection legislation, as the...

  14. NY Times

    Review of iPhone Duo: A New Chapter That Redefines a Smartphone’s Purpose

    The first-generation Apple foldable may feel awkward, but it’s an intriguing step toward merging phones and tablets into one.

  15. Wired

    How Many Billions Would It Take to Hold Meta Accountable?

    Meta got hit this week with its biggest fine yet, the latest in a mounting pile of court-ordered payments.

  16. CIO

    Stop the insider threat lurking in AI agents

    The insider threat model rests on a simple premise: legitimate access to business systems is used in ways you didn’t intend. When an employee is onboarded, there is typically an access review, a background check, and least-privilege provisioning. Trust is extended, and occasionally that trust can...

  17. IT Pro

    A spate of cyber attacks has rocked Japan

    With over 100 cyber attacks impacting major sectors this year, Japan’s ruling party is calling for an emergency taskforce to strengthen AI defenses

  18. IT Pro Security

    A spate of cyber attacks has rocked Japan

    With over 100 cyber attacks impacting major sectors this year, Japan’s ruling party is calling for an emergency taskforce to strengthen AI defenses

  19. Security Week

    In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomware

    Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Russia’s APT28 hit NATO defense firms, PingCAP source code stolen, ShinyHunters negotiator probe. The post In Other News: Tor Exit Relays Hijacked, Banks Spot Rogue AI Agents, Self-Rebuilding macOS Ransomware appeared first on SecurityWeek.

  20. Dark Reading

    Why Caribbean Threats Cascade Into Global Cyber-Risk

    The region is demonstrating what happens when exploits accelerate but assurance does not.